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A Unique Fall Treat: How to Make Persimmon Cookies

Persimmon Cookies are a soft and flavorful fall treat made with ripe persimmon pulp and warm spices. Their unique sweetness, combined with seasonal spices, makes them an irresistible addition to any autumn baking lineup. Enjoy!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Persimmon Collecting & Pulping 30 minutes
Course: Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup persimmon pulp
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter (softened)
  • 1 egg (beaten)
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 cup raisins (optional)

Equipment

  • Persimmon Pulper

Method
 

  1. Pre-heat your oven to 350°.
  2. Gather persimmons.
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  3. Use your pulper to mash the persimmons and collect 1 cup pulp.
    persimmons going into pulper for persimmon cookies pulp
  4. Add 1 tsp. of baking soda to the 1 cup of persimmon pulp and sit to the side.
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  5. Cream together 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup butter, and 1 beaten egg.
  6. Add the pulp to this creamed mixture.
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  7. Mix in the 2 cups of flour and the spices (1/2 tsp ground cloves, 1/2 tsp nutmeg, 1/2 tsp cinnamon) until combined.
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  8. Stir in one cup of raisins. Add in anything else that you would like at this point: walnuts, cranberries, chocolate chips, etc.
  9. Scoop the dough onto your cookie tray and bake.
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  10. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until set. You don't want to over bake or under bake these cookies. They will be fluffy and have a cake-like texture.
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  11. Cool for 2 minutes on the baking tray and then move to the wire rack to continue cooling.